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By Mohammad Tahboub, BA Politics and Law SOAS SU elections are fully underway with campaigners across campus. However, the elections are marred by student dissatisfaction with the new online voting system. The 2014 election season has seen an unprecedented quiet in both publicity and campaigning with social media increasingly overlooked
Documentary
“Plot for Peace” is a cleverly-built documentary which focuses on the role an enigmatic French businessman, Jean-Yves Ollivier, played in bringing about the end of the Apartheid regime in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. Replete with secret meetings, tense moments and a lot of backdoor
Opinion
SOAS has recently become a newsworthy subject due to a talk which preacher Haitham al-Haddad, PhD, gave here on the 17th of February. Al-Haddad spoke at SOAS on why ‘riba’ (interest) is prohibited in Islam, but he is also known to hold questionable views regarding FGM, domestic violence and homosexuality.
fossil free
Simon Popay, MSc Development Studies The campaign to end SOAS’ investment in fossil fuel companies took a big step forward last week as campaigners met with the School’s finance team. The finance team agreed to discuss the possibility of divestment with the School’s Investment Advisory Panel at its
SOAS SPIRIT EDITOR ELECTION Nominations close Sunday! Nominations to become the new editor in chief of SOAS Spirit Newspaper close sunday the 9th of March 11:59. The SOAS Spirit is the only student run newspaper on campus and as editor in chief you will have the unique opportunity to
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The candidates for this year’s Students’ Union election have been announced. Co-President Welfare and Campaigns Elena Sabatini Leah Edwards Georgina Robertson Co-President Democracy and Education David Suber Abi Dalby Bowler Adam Barr Co-President Activities and Events Iulia Beatrice Lumina Sarah Heng Wei Lyn Kabir Joshi Leonardo Cini Aida Roumer
features
“Blue Is the Warmest Colour” stirred a few waters when it first came out (excuse the pun) at the Cannes Festival in 2013, where it won the much-coveted Palme d’Or. Critics loved it, and it’s also received nominations for this year’s Golden Globes and BAFTA awards. So
features
Spike Jonze’s new film about love between a man and a computer has the kind of plot that can either be an instant hit or go horribly bad. The SOAS Spirit went to find out which is the case. By Honor Bulmer Joaquin Phoenix is some kind of cinema
features
A look at the indie folk scene of 60’s New York might sound a bit on the dull side, but considering that the Coen brothers have signed this particular film and that it won the Grand Prix at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, we’ve decided that ‘Inside Llewyn
features
A new vampire movie is on the horizon, but does it fit the ‘Twilight’ trend? The SOAS Spirit takes a look and leaves mesmerized. By Cristiana Moisescu “Only Lovers Left Alive” is a deliciously macabre movie, complete with gothic overtones and psychedelic music. It is the story of two vampires,